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Bezos's Blue Origin makes 5th crewed flight into space

Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin flew six tourists into space for a 10-minute ride Saturday, successfully carrying out its fifth crewed mission.

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At that height the crew experienced weightlessness for a few minutes and could observe Earth's curvature through big windows in New Shepard. The capsule then fell back to Earth, with three giant parachutes and retro engines helping it make a gentle landing that kicked up a big cloud of dust.